Elsewhere on Thursday,
- The power and serendipity of Google Instant.
- Paying for an Olympic ghost town.
- The WSJ takes on the NYT – Taiwan News style.
- Should you buy a house now?
- The, err, ‘ever-expanding‘ government sector.
- An Ebay for illiquid securities.
- The magic of medieval copyright.
- Mishkin doesn’t like the Fed’s long-term bond purchases.
- Funding problems? Just hand over a subsidiary …
- Further, further reading.